CHAI HU LONG GU MU LI WAN - Plum Flower

  CHAI HU JIA LONG GU MU LI WAN aka Bupleurum, Dragon Bone, and Oyster Shell formula CHAI HU LONG GU MU LI WAN is used when serious Liver Qi Stagnation (from emotional constraint in the chest), has caused so much Heat in the Heart, that the SHEN (spirit), residing in the Heart, seeks to flee.  CHAI HU LONG GU MU LI WAN contains  mammoth bone (LONG GU) and oyster shell (MU LI) to anchor the SHEN. These heavy mineral herbs help ground the patient when Liver Qi Stagnation creates Liver YANG rising to the head causing headache, neck and shoulder pain, sleep problems, and a manic disposition or episodes of manic activity. Oyster shell and fossil bone are rich in calcium and other heavy minerals. These stabilizing herbs are included in formulas to treat conditions that would be described today as psychosis. Though there's nothing actually in ancient texts about schizophrenia, there are references to delusional behavior, muttering to oneself, and hearing voices inside. To TCM doctors, th